VANCOUVER, B.C., April 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation (Nasdaq:TKMR) (TSX:TKM), a leading developer of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics, reports that Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has filed its answer and counterclaim to the lawsuit that Tekmira originally filed on March 16, 2011.